| country_x | year | happiness_score | democracy_index | country_code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Afghanistan | 2006 | NaN | 30.6 | AFG |
| 1 | Angola | 2006 | NaN | 24.1 | AGO |
| 2 | Albania | 2006 | NaN | 59.1 | ALB |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 2006 | 67.3 | 24.2 | ARE |
| 4 | Argentina | 2006 | 63.1 | 66.3 | ARG |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2496 | Vietnam | 2020 | 54.6 | 29.4 | VNM |
| 2497 | Yemen | 2020 | NaN | 19.5 | YEM |
| 2498 | South Africa | 2020 | 49.5 | 70.5 | ZAF |
| 2499 | Zambia | 2020 | 48.4 | 48.6 | ZMB |
| 2500 | Zimbabwe | 2020 | 31.6 | 31.6 | ZWE |
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The democracy index (EIU) represents an assesment of the democratic qualitys of a political system. Using data from the Economist Inteligence Unit (EIU), the democracy index is formed by looking at five areas: Electoral pluralism index, Government index, Political participation indexm, Political culture index and Civil liberty index. For more comprehensive information and access to the data, please refer to the link below: https://www.gapminder.org/data/
HIGHEST DEMOCRACY SCORE (2020)
98.1
NorwayLOWEST DEMOCRACY SCORE (2020)
10.8
North Korea
Top 10 countries with the highest democracy scores (2020).
| country | democracy_index | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Norway | 98.1 |
| 1 | Iceland | 93.7 |
| 2 | Sweden | 92.6 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 92.5 |
| 4 | Canada | 92.4 |
| 5 | Finland | 92.0 |
| 6 | Denmark | 91.5 |
| 7 | Ireland | 90.5 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 89.6 |
| 9 | Australia | 89.6 |
Top 10 countries with the lowest democracy scores (2020).
| country | democracy_index | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | North Korea | 10.8 |
| 1 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 11.3 |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 13.2 |
| 3 | Syria | 14.3 |
| 4 | Chad | 15.5 |
| 5 | Turkmenistan | 17.2 |
| 6 | Lao | 17.7 |
| 7 | Equatorial Guinea | 19.2 |
| 8 | Tajikistan | 19.4 |
| 9 | Libya | 19.5 |
The Happiness Score (WHR) measures the national average of life satisfaction, capturing how happy people feel about their lives. For more comprehensive information and access to the data, please refer to the link below: https://www.gapminder.org/data/
HIGHEST HAPPINESS SCORE (2020)
78.9
FinlandLOWEST HAPPINESS SCORE (2020)
26.3
LebanonMEAN HAPPINESS SCORE (2020)
57.27
The joint analysis of the democratic index (EIU) and happiness score (WHR) could show if the democratic index and the subjective life-satisfaction of citizens correlate.
The joint analysis of the democratic index (EIU) and the happiness score (WHR) revealed that a high democratic level generally correlates with a high subjective life-satisfaction of citizens. However, some countries with a rather low democracy index still showed higher happiness scores than countries with a medium democracy index. Moreover, countries with a lower democracy index often show incomplete or entirely missing happiness scores. Both of these phenomena could be caused by potential challenging conditions for citizen surveys in such countries.